Bend woman celebrates turning 100 with special visit
“I feel young. I don’t feel 100,” Bend resident Mary Westbrook said Thursday on her 100th birthday as she had a surprise visit by Bend Fire &…
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China insists its zero-Covid strategy is correct. Challenging it can be dangerous
By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN As the highly infectious Delta variant took hold in China last month, Zhang Wenhong, a well-respected infectious…
Continue ReadingJudge says case against former Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson can go to trial
WPLG, POOL, BROWARD SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Rebekah Riess and Melissa Alonso, CNN A Florida judge ruled Thursday that a case may proceed…
Continue ReadingJudge says case against former Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson can go to trial
By Rebekah Riess and Melissa Alonso, CNN A Florida judge ruled Thursday that a case may proceed against former Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy…
Continue ReadingNew Chinese law tightens control over company data on users
BEIJING (AP) — China is tightening control over data gathered by companies about the public under a law approved by its ceremonial legislature. The…
Continue ReadingNew Chinese law tightens control over company data on users
BEIJING (AP) — China is tightening control over data gathered by companies about the public under a law approved by its ceremonial legislature. The…
Continue ReadingR. Kelly’s physician testifies the singer had herpes since at least 2007 as prosecutors allege he knowingly infected people
By Sonia Moghe, CNN R. Kelly’s personal physician of 25 years took the stand Thursday to testify about his treatment of the singer’s…
Continue ReadingGOP governors, school districts battle over mask mandates
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are being required to wear masks…
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Newport corridor, other Bend road projects hit by COVID-19 delays
A city official says completion of the new roundabout on Newport Avenue has been delayed due to COVID-related impacts, which also have affected the…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: Official Taliban websites abruptly go offline
By The Associated Press BOSTON — Taliban websites that delivered the victorious insurgents’ official messages to Afghans and the world at large…
Continue ReadingImagination, Skittles help boy, 5, conquer Appalachian Trail
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A boy who recently hiked the Appalachian Trail is preparing for his next adventure in…
Continue ReadingChina premier vows to punish officials over flood deaths
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has vowed to hold officials accountable over mistakes during recent floods that led to the deaths of…
Continue Reading‘Bracing for the worst’ in Florida’s COVID-19 hot zone
By KELLI KENNEDY and CODY JACKSON Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hospitals are overflowing with COVID patients in northeast Florida,…
Continue ReadingAt 60, Peace Corps plots return to world after virus hiatus
By WILSON RING and ROY NKOSI Associated Press DEDZA, Malawi (AP) — The Peace Corps is beginning the process of returning its volunteers to…
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Six COVID-19 cases reported by Deschutes County Jail involve staff, family members
The Deschutes County Jail recently reported an outbreak of a half-dozen COVID-19 cases involving three staff members and three of the staff’s…
Continue ReadingThe latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban take charge
By Brad Lendon, Jessie Yeung, Kara Fox, Aditi Sangal, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Melissa Mahtani, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable…
Continue ReadingThe latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban take charge
CNN By Brad Lendon, Jessie Yeung and Kara Fox, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights…
Continue Reading‘No one trusts anything that comes from the Taliban’s mouth.’ Three women on what Afghanistan is like under the militant group’s rule
CNN By Nilly Kohzad, CNN Since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan, seizing provincial capitals at lightning speed, it’s been difficult…
Continue ReadingDo I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The U.S. is planning booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, but if you got the one-dose…
Continue ReadingHarris’ Asia trip carries new urgency after Afghan collapse
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is giving new urgency to Vice President Kamala Harris’…
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